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HALF OF THE CARD TO FAVORITES, Oakland, Cal., June 12.— Despite difficult and deceptive track conditions three favorites, Eckersall, Talentosa and Joe Coyne won today. Talenlosa bore Thomas H. Williams colors to a popular victory in the tifth race over the Futurity course. A number of bookmakers are leaving for Beaver, from which point they will go to Butte later. Columbus Jones and his crew started today. Charles Bowman left today for New York. He announced Ihal he will return here next season to operate on a more extensive scale. The biiiug of J. li. Dunn, taken to Butte, in cludes Nothing. Van Ness, Eduardo, Scotch Plume. Ruth ".. Coveruor Ormau. Katie Rains and Ora-t rian. When Cloudlight won the Melissa Handicap yesterday it marked her tenth victory this season. No ether horse has won more than nine races.
